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ABC News Starr Testimony Poll, November 1998 (ICPSR 2708)

Principal Investigator(s):ABC News

Summary:

This special topic poll, fielded November 20-22, 1998,
sought respondents' views on the November 19, 1998, start of the
United States House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee hearings
on whether to impeach President Bill Clinton, and Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr's testimony as part of those hearings. Those queried
were asked whether they believed that Clinton should be impeached
and/or removed from office, and whether lying under oath regarding an
extramarital aff... (more info)

This special topic poll, fielded November 20-22, 1998,
sought respondents' views on the November 19, 1998, start of the
United States House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee hearings
on whether to impeach President Bill Clinton, and Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr's testimony as part of those hearings. Those queried
were asked whether they believed that Clinton should be impeached
and/or removed from office, and whether lying under oath regarding an
extramarital affair was serious enough to warrant being removed from
office. Respondents were asked for their views on Starr's claim that
Clinton lied under oath about his affair with former White House
intern Monica Lewinsky, and in doing so obstructed justice. A series
of questions addressed respondents' impressions of Starr, Starr's
handling of the charges against Clinton, and Starr's
motives. Respondents were asked for their opinions on the House
Judiciary Committee's decision to expand the impeachment hearings to
include charges that Clinton made unwanted sexual advances to former
White House volunteer Kathleen Willey as well as Clinton's role in
1996 presidential campaign fundraising activities. An additional
question sought respondents' views on the November 20, 1998,
resignation of Starr's ethics advisor, Sam Dash, who felt Starr's
investigation was no longer impartial. On another topic, those queried
were asked whether the United States should follow through with its
warning that it would bomb Iraq unless Iraq stopped interfering with
United Nations weapons inspection teams. A final question asked
respondents whom they would rather have as a guest to their
Thanksgiving dinner, Lewinsky or Starr. Background information on
respondents includes age, race, sex, education, political party,
political orientation, and family income.

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